Medical laboratory scientists collect samples and perform lab tests, calibrate and maintain equipment, and perform statistical analysis. Their work is crucial for clinicians to diagnose diseases.

The US Food and Drug Administration is proposing to step up its oversight of a growing category of medical tests called laboratory-developed tests. The FDA approves and clears many types of lab tests ...

I am a professional member of ASCLS, ASCP, ASM and other medical / clinical laboratory organizations in which I volunteer my time to as a leader / committee member. Who do you think performs your ...

Platinum-Free Systemic Therapy in First-Line Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma: Mirage or Oasis in the Platinum Desert? Cancer predictive or diagnostic assays, offered as Laboratory-Developed Tests ...

A medical laboratory scientist (MLS), also known as a medical technologist or clinical laboratory scientist, works in a medical laboratory analyzing a variety of biological specimens. They are ...

Mohana Ravindranath is a freelance health, science, and tech journalist and a 2025 Association for Health Care Journalists fellow. She was previously a Bay Area health tech correspondent for STAT.

Michigan Tech's medical laboratory science program has a 100% job placement rate and the field is growing 3% faster than other industries. × Michigan Tech’s medical laboratory science program boasts ...

Diagnostic test developers, including clinical laboratories, responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with inspiring creativity to meet patient testing needs. These developers found unique ways to enable ...

More than half of the Medical Technologist jobs are in hospitals. Most of the remaining jobs are in offices of physicians and in medical and diagnostic laboratories. Rapid job growth and excellent job ...